Both times I had a rubber case on it... the first one lacked a screen protector, and the screen was impacted causing the entire bottom half to flicker and almost go completely dark (though touches still registered).

This time I had a screen protector on it which was moot because the phone landed on its top right corner, the force of impact apparently transmitting right through the "protective" case into the phone's frame. I guess my next phone needs to be encased in bubble wrap.

Or maybe I can somehow adapt my behaviour so as not to drop phones

@jsstaedtler Impossible, I think. I barely even touch my smartphone, and my interactions with it are always short enough that I can remain conscious of how I'm handling it, and even so I've managed to drop it twice. Those things are just not designed for any purpose other than to look good in adverts.

@eishiya On top of that, over the years the display area of smart phones has grown ever closer to the physical edge of the device, making it harder to pick one up without accidentally touching the screen. So if the screen is on and I need to pick up the phone, I definitely do it more awkwardly than I would grab any random flat rectangular object.

What I'm taking away from this is I need a crazy thick protective case, which will *reduce* likelihood of falls and protect more when they do happen.